Armas de infanteria

Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87

Also known as
  • QLZ87
  • QLZ-87
  • QLZ87-35
  • Type 87 grenade launcher
  • Type 87
  • 87式35毫米自动榴弹发射器
  • Abba

El QLZ-87 es un lanzagranadas automatico chino de 35x32 mm construido para apoyo de fuego portatil de infanteria, con configuraciones ligeras con bipode y configuraciones mas pesadas con tripode alimentadas por tambores. Su registro catalogado en conflictos es mas solido cuando fotografias o informes de monitoreo de armas identifican ejemplares concretos: armas de AMISOM en Somalia, capturas del SPLM-N en Sudan, apariciones de la oposicion y el Estado Islamico en Siria, existencias de Seleka en la RCA, armas kurdas en Irak, una captura de Boko Haram en Niger y una captura taliban en Afganistan.

Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87, Lanzagranadas automatico de 35 mm, Armas de infanteria
Image source: Type 87 Grenade Launcher.jpg

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
China
Built by
Norinco
Type
Lanzagranadas automatico de 35 mm
Service note
Entro en servicio chino a principios de la decada de 1990; esta documentado en conflictos en Somalia, Kordofan del Sur, Siria, la RCA, Irak, Niger y Afganistan.
Designer
Equipos estatales chinos de diseno de artilleria
Designed
Mediados a finales de la decada de 1980
Unit cost
No informado publicamente
Produced
Principios de la decada de 1990-presente
Number built
Miles estimados
Developed from
Lanzagranadas automatico W87

Specifications

Calibre
Granada china de alta velocidad de 35x32 mm
Alimentacion
Tambor de 6 o 15 proyectiles
Peso
12 kg con mira en configuracion ligera; aproximadamente 20 kg incluyendo el tripode
Longitud
1.040 mm en configuracion ligera; 1.300 mm en configuracion pesada
Velocidad inicial
Aproximadamente 190 m/s
Alcance efectivo
800 m sobre bipode; hasta 1.750 m sobre tripode
Cadencia de tiro
Aproximadamente 480 disparos por minuto
Miras
Miras mecanicas y mira optica de 3x; provision de riel para mira nocturna o termica
Tipos de municion
DFS87 HE, DFJ87 HEDP, DFR87 incendiaria, DFN87 de fragmentacion-incendiaria y granadas DFD87 de humo o marcador
Funcionamiento
Toma directa de gases, cierre por aleta, fuego selectivo a cerrojo cerrado
Configuration And Ammunition Notes

El QLZ-87 fue construido en torno a la portabilidad mas que al fuego sostenido alimentado por cinta. Su configuracion ligera usa el lanzador con bipode para el movimiento de infanteria, mientras que la configuracion pesada anade un tripode y normalmente se muestra con el tambor mas grande y una mira optica.

Dispositivos de alimentacion

Las fuentes identifican tambores de 6 y 15 proyectiles; el tambor mas grande se asocia mas estrechamente con el uso sobre tripode o montado en vehiculo.

Familia de cartuchos de 35 mm

ARES identifica los proyectiles de alto explosivo DFS87 y HEDP DFJ87 como los comunes, con tipos incendiarios y de humo o marcador tambien listados en la familia china de 35x32 mm.

Miras y alcance

Las fuentes tecnicas describen miras mecanicas y una mira optica de 3x, con la configuracion de tripode extendiendo el uso practico mas alla del alcance con bipode.

Variants

Las fuentes distinguen el QLZ-87/Type 87 aceptado del proyecto W87 anterior y del QLB06 posterior, que tambien ha sido denominado QLZ-87B. El QLZ-87 desplegado aparece en configuraciones ligera y pesada mas que como modelos de arma separados.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
QLZ-87 light configurationConfiguracion de infanteria con bipode

Usa el lanzador con su bipode integral, normalmente con un tambor de 6 proyectiles, para apoyo de fuego portatil de infanteria.

Sources: Arms & Munitions Brief No. 1: QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher, Grenade Launchers in China

QLZ-87 heavy configurationConfiguracion con tripode servida por dotacion

Anade el tripode y suele mostrarse con el tambor de 15 proyectiles y mira optica para fuego de mayor alcance servido por dotacion.

Sources: Arms & Munitions Brief No. 1: QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher, Grenade Launchers in China

QLB06 / QLZ-87BDerivado semiautomatico

ARES describe el QLB06 como un desarrollo posterior del QLZ-87, tambien denominado QLZ-87B, con un cajon de mecanismos redisenado mas ligero y tambor de 4 proyectiles.

Sources: Arms & Munitions Brief No. 1: QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher

W87 automatic grenade launcherPredecesor experimental

Fuentes de referencia identifican el W87 como un proyecto anterior de lanzagranadas automatico de 35 mm que condujo a la linea de diseno del QLZ-87 aceptado.

Sources: Arms & Munitions Brief No. 1: QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade Launcher, QLZ87

Timeline

Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87 Key Events

  1. SPLM-N captures QLZ-87 from SAF

    Small Arms Survey registra un lanzador QLZ-87 capturado por el SPLM-N a las Fuerzas Armadas Sudanesas entre el 30 de junio y el 1 de julio de 2011 en al Hamra, Kordofan del Sur.

  2. QLZ-87 photographed with AMISOM near Baidoa

    Los metadatos de imagen de AMISOM identifican un QLZ-87 en configuracion ligera con tropas ugandesas que ocupaban posiciones defensivas alrededor de la pista de Baidoa en Somalia.

  3. Heavy configuration shown during Afgoye corridor operation

    Una fotografia de informacion publica de AMISOM identifica un QLZ-87 en configuracion pesada sobre un vehiculo blindado ugandes de AMISOM durante la operacion del corredor de Afgoye.

  4. Syria and CAR examples enter monitoring reports

    ARES documento un ejemplar QLZ-87 de la oposicion siria, y Conflict Armament Research documento lanzadores QLZ-87 de fabricacion china en existencias vinculadas a Seleka en la Republica Centroafricana.

  5. Kurdish forces in Iraq photographed with QLZ-87

    ARES informo sobre fotografias de fuerzas kurdas en Irak con un numero limitado de lanzagranadas automaticos QLZ-87.

  6. Boko Haram captures QLZ-87 at Bosso

    Small Arms Survey documenta un QLZ-87 entre el material capturado por Boko Haram durante el ataque contra el campamento militar de Bosso en la region de Diffa, Niger.

  7. Taliban capture QLZ-87 in Wardak

    ARES identifico un lanzagranadas automatico chino QLZ-87 entre las armas capturadas por los talibanes en la provincia de Wardak durante la ofensiva de 2021.

Media

Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87 Images

Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87, Lanzagranadas automatico de 35 mm, Armas de infanteria - view 1
Source: Type 87 Grenade Launcher.jpg
Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87, Lanzagranadas automatico de 35 mm, Armas de infanteria - view 2
Source: Advance contingent of AMISOM troops deployed in Baidoa 04
Lanzagranadas automatico QLZ-87, Lanzagranadas automatico de 35 mm, Armas de infanteria - view 3
Source: AMISOM and Somali National Army operation to capture Afgoye Corridor Day 5 09
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Sources

At the Crossroads of Sahelian ConflictsPublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency direct conflict-use/capture claim: one QLZ-87 was captured by Boko Haram during the 3 June 2016 Bosso military camp attack in Niger. | Accessed: 2026-07-01The Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade LauncherPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports background on the QLZ-87's development history, portability, light and heavy configurations, and ammunition. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Arms & Munitions Brief No. 1: QLZ-87 Automatic Grenade LauncherPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports detailed specifications and direct conflict-use claims: a QLZ-87 fielded by an anti-government rebel combatant in the 2011 Syrian Civil War and a QLZ-87 captured from SPLM-N forces in the 2011 South Kordofan and Blue Nile Conflict. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Following the Thread: Arms and Ammunition Tracing in Sudan and South SudanPublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports 2011 South Kordofan and Blue Nile Conflict direct capture claim: SPLM-N captured QLZ-87 launchers and DFJ87-35 ammunition from Sudanese Armed Forces during 2011-2012 fighting. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Kurdish forces with Chinese QLZ87 automatic grenade launcher and M99 anti-materiel riflePublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports 2013 War in Iraq direct fielding claim: Kurdish forces in Iraq were photographed with QLZ-87 automatic grenade launchers in late 2014. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Taking Stock: The Arming of Islamic StatePublisher: Amnesty International | Note: Supports 2011 Syrian Civil War direct fielding claim: Amnesty's ARES-backed assessment identified QLZ87 launchers in Syrian conflict photos and video with armed opposition groups and Islamic State fighters. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Non-state Armed Groups in the Central African RepublicPublisher: Conflict Armament Research | Note: Supports 2012 Central African Republic Civil War direct fielding/stockpile claim: Séléka-linked stocks included Chinese-manufactured QLZ-87 35 mm grenade launchers and related 35 mm ammunition documented in 2014. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Arms Captured by the Taliban during their Conquest of AfghanistanPublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports 2001 War in Afghanistan direct capture claim: a Chinese QLZ-87 automatic grenade launcher was captured by the Taliban in Wardak province in July 2021. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Grenade Launchers in ChinaPublisher: NDIA / DTIC | Note: Supports Chinese QLZ87 background, service context, ammunition, and performance specifications from a technical armament presentation. | Accessed: 2026-07-01QLZ87Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports manufacturer, production-era, aliases/designations, variants, service-era, and general system background for the QLZ-87. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Type 87 Grenade Launcher.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a public-domain Type 87 grenade launcher photo at the Beijing military museum. | Accessed: 2026-06-21Type 87 grenade launcher 20170919.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a CC BY-SA 4.0 Type 87 grenade launcher photo showing another museum view. | Accessed: 2026-06-21Advance contingent of AMISOM troops deployed in Baidoa 04Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and 1991 Somali Civil War post-2006 al-Shabaab phase direct fielding claim: Ugandan AMISOM troops used or fielded a QLZ-87 in light configuration around Baidoa airstrip on 15 May 2012. | Accessed: 2026-07-01AMISOM and Somali National Army operation to capture Afgoye Corridor Day 5 09Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and 1991 Somali Civil War post-2006 al-Shabaab phase direct fielding claim: Ugandan AMISOM troops used or fielded a QLZ-87 in heavy configuration on an armored vehicle during the Afgoye corridor operation on 26 May 2012. | Accessed: 2026-07-01